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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Geilenkirchen, DE

2026-10-07 · times in Europe/Berlin · 50.97°N, 6.12°E

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:45 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Day length11 h 15 min
End of civil twilight7:33 PM
End of nautical twilight8:11 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:49 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 47 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 07 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:57 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:40 AM
Moonset5:45 PM
Illumination9.4%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.43°N, 133.59°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:29 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)10:16 AM7:29 PM2:53 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)10:34 AM6:52 PM2:43 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)1:12 AM4:54 PM9:03 AMVisible about 5.3 h after dark, highest 51° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:43 AM5:25 PM10:04 AMVisible about 4 h after dark, highest 39° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)7:02 PM7:29 AM1:18 AMVisible about 11.3 h after dark, highest 41° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Geilenkirchen is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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